Parental Involvement During The High School Years: Just What Is It And Why Is It So Important?

July 27, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Parenting Teens

It seems that when our children are in the elementary grades, parental involvement in their day to day school activities is easy. Attending PTA meetings and school plays, serving as homeroom mom, and even helping with homework assignments keep us connected to school life and help us keep a close watch on our children’s [...]

Parent’s Involvement in Children’s Education

July 11, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Parenting Basics

ABSTRACT

The importance of parental involvement as an accelerating and motivating factor in their childrenâ??s education is a worldwide-accepted fact. This research project provides an in depth explanation along with specific reasons, the importance of parentsâ?? involvement in their childrenâ??s education. It also discusses the parenting techniques, their types and their consequences if neglected. It also [...]

How to Improve Maths Through Parental Involvement

July 5, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Parenting Basics

The path to mastering maths is long and marked with obstacles. To have good result, it has to progress with increasing complexity after achieveing an acceptable level of understanding and problem-solving skill. At times, it may be tough while other times it may be smooth sailing. Many factors come into the picture in the process [...]

How Teachers Can Increase Parent Involvement

May 12, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Parenting Basics

The connection between parent involvement and student achievement is obvious. The question is how do teachers go about increasing this parent involvement?

There are many different ways teachers can do this, but I think the best way to increase parent invovlement is through your own “teacher blog” (granted, nearly all of my students have internet [...]

Parental Involvement In Learning

May 5, 2010 by admin  
Filed under Parenting Basics

Whether children attend public or private schools, they benefit
when parents become involved in their education. According to
the National Institute for Literacy, when parents or other
family members frequently read to children entering
kindergarten, those children were at a distinct advantage over
children whose families read to them less often.
The Early Childhood Longitudinal Study found that “Children who
were read [...]